Lorina Harding

14th March
Tickets: Members $7 Non-members $12. Door Sales only.

Lorina Harding arrived in New Zealand from her native Canada in 1988, bringing with her not only an outstanding musical talent but also a wealth of experience in performance (acting, puppetry, mask, clowning) for stage, television, and film.

Her first album, Lucky Damn Woman, received exceptional reviews, winning Best Folk Album at the 1992 New Zealand Music Awards and Lorina was nominated Most Promising Female Vocalist in the same year.

In 2005, Lorina's long awaited second album, Clean Break, also captured a Tui and is attracting great reviews while Lorina was Metro Magazine's pick for Best NZ Female Solo Artist for 2005 writing: "...(She) proves that life experiences are intrinsic to coming up with the song-writing goods."

Lorina has played support for many overseas acts including Lucinda Williams (USA) Suzanne Vega (USA), Katy Moffat (USA), Guy Clark (USA), Rory McLeod (UK), Jane Siberry (Canada), and Blue Rodeo (Canada).

After a successful New Zealand tour in 2007 with guitarist Nigel Gavin, Lorina is currently working on her third album. Several songs are being co-written with her talented daughter Hanna, whose voice will also feature heavily on the forthcoming release. Due in 2008, Lorina says the album will have a more live feel than her previous works.

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